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"Windows Phone 7 Series" "It seems the stunning Zune HD interface was something of a trial run for the new Windows Phone 7 Series software... It is also understood that Microsoft is stipulating all phones must also include an FM radio tuner." …
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About two weeks ago MS promised to sell the Zune HD (includes HD Radio) in Canada, claiming that it was not a dead product: http://www.google.com/trends?q=zune%...ate=all&sort=0 ROTFL! Problem is that Canadian broadcasters have no interest…
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Quote: Originally Posted by old-wiz I'd love to have radio on an iPod Touch! "Apple to Jump on the HD Train?" "The Internet is full of half-truths that people don't bother to check out. The patent application under discussion was filed Febr…
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I just looked more closely at the diagrams and patent - this is only describing an "accessory" like the Gigaware, so what's the big deal? It's not built-in HD Radio! LOL!
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Quote: Originally Posted by caliminius Except that neither of those two people has actually shown any proof that there are high royalties for HD Radio. One had a link to an article from 2007 that speculated that licensing was $50 per device but …
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[QUOTE=dfiler;1655674]Wow, a couple people here have a serious vendetta against digital radio.QUOTE] "Radio: High Deception" "The HD Digital Radio Alliance capo Peter ?Sgt. Bilk-o? Ferrara proclaimed his planted tale to be a sign that Steve Jo…
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Quote: Originally Posted by AppleInsider HD Radio was one of Microsoft's main selling points of the Zune HD, the portable media player that the Redmond, Wash., software giant hoped to position against Apple's industry leading iPod touch. "Wind…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Mike Nassour Actually, even the concept that "when the experience of most people with any exposure would be that it 'basically works'" can be argued. If you'll read the various radio forums where HD is discussed (a bi…
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Quote: Originally Posted by caliminius Since the only posts you've ever made on this forum are efforts to take a crap on HD radio, it pretty much renders your opinion moot. Clearly you have some sort of axe to grind to with HD radio or its origin…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Mike Nassour Actually, HD radio is a failing technology. Over the past year AM HD stations have begun turning OFF the signal, first at night, then during the daytime. The AM HD system creates terrible interference …
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Quote: Originally Posted by anonymouse 1. Maybe you should define what you mean by "basically doesn't even work", otherwise you may be accused of being basically wrong. 2. There are no "expensive royalty fees" for receivers of HD broadcasts. …
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Why would Apple include HD Radio, which has expensive royalty fees and basically doesn't even work. Is Jobs going to become part of the HD Radio scam, and was he given a piece of iBiquity exquity for potentially including HD Radio. The battery drain…
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Quote: Originally Posted by pmz Because HD radio is a significant and popular feature that was worth including in the iPhone in the first place? Nope. It also wasn't just a last minute addition to the Zune during the desperate attempt to make it …
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I can't believe that Apple was so stupid in opening the door to Bob Struble/iBiquity. Evidentually, Struble is very persuasive and iBiquity is real goog at pressuring. Apple will never get rid of these maggots. HD Radio is a joke, and simply doesn't…
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"Struble: Radio Is the Last Analog Medium Standing" "HD Radio portables — No one's buying a lot of transistor radios anymore. The headphone radios that people used to run around the park with are all gone, and if radio wants to continue to be a r…
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Quote: Originally Posted by yuusharo So, that's it? The product's been out for a month, available in only one country in the entire world, and someone with *NO* sales figures, *NO* marketing strategy, and *NO* indicators for the upcoming Christm…
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Quote: Originally Posted by yuusharo Right.... except Gates isn't in charge of Microsoft anymore, and Steve Jobs has been out of commission for the better half of a year at Apple. So now you are an economic analyst who's able to look at data f…
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Anyone check out the sales rankings on Amazon for the Zune HDs? The Zune HD 16GB is about at 150th place, and the Zune 32GB HD has fallen to about 44th place: http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers...ef=pd_ts_e_nav Of course, this lack of consum…
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HD Radio and Zune - perfect together, as two loser technologies. The power-hungry HD Radio chipset will eat the Zune alive. Good-luck with reception with those earbud antennas - most people can't even pick up HD Radio with dipole antennas: http:/…